Green English: Ireland’s influence on the English language.

Green EnglishAuthor: TODD, Loreto.

Dublin: O’Brien Press, 1999. 159 pages. Hardback.

“Green English explores the origins and development of English in Ireland. It shows how Ireland has moulded English; how it has produced the second oldest world literature in the language; and how Irish emigrants, missionaries, teachers and writers have influenced English worldwide.”

CONTENTS:- 1. The Lore of the Land. 2. `In the Beginning was the focal..’ 3. Planter English. 4. Hiberno-English. 5. The Spread of Green English. 6. From Runes to Roddy Doyle. 7. Looking Back in Sorrow. 8. Bibliography.

ISBN: 086278543x

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